Previewed in 2023, the Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer is the model’s first entry into the electrical station wagon phase. It is positioned close to the highest of the Volkswagen vary, and it is practically equivalent to its sedan counterpart however it goals to lure patrons away from SUVs with a spacious cargo space.
Whereas launching a wagon in 2024 may sound insane, the Tourer wasn’t developed with the American market in thoughts (regardless of the idea that previewed it making its debut in L.A.). It is headed to Europe, the place crossovers and SUVs make up over half of the new-car market, however large wagons stay comparatively widespread. Considered from the entrance, the Tourer appears to be like just about just like the sedan that it is primarily based on: it encompasses a sculpted bumper and horizontal headlights linked by a light-weight bar. The character line that runs down each side stays, however designers flattened the ID.7 sedan’s distinctive arch-shaped silhouette to clear up extra cabin house. Vibrant strips close to the highest of the roof line assist scale back visible mass, and a roof-mounted spoiler provides a sporty contact to the design.
From the driving force’s seat, it is practically not possible to inform the ID.7 sedan other than the Tourer with out wanting within the rear-view mirror. You face a small digital instrument cluster, a dashboard that is flat, huge, and fitted with electronically-operated air vents, and a 15-inch touchscreen for the infotainment system. It is what’s out again that counts: Volkswagen notes that trunk house checks in at as much as 21.3 cubic toes with 5 passengers and 60.5 cubes with the second-row seats folded flat. That is lower than you will discover within the newest Passat, which went wagon-only.
Volkswagen hasn’t revealed technical particulars; all we all know is that the Tourer might be provided with two totally different battery packs and that the most important choice unlocks a most driving vary of as much as 425 miles when examined on the optimistic WLTP cycle utilized in Europe. It is constructed on the modular MEB platform, so it’s going to presumably come commonplace with the sedan’s 282-horsepower single-motor, rear-drive powertrain, however making it all-wheel-drive ought to be as straight-forward as including a second electrical motor to the entrance axle. We’re instructed charging the larger battery from 10% to 80% can take lower than half-hour.
Sellers throughout Europe will start receiving the ID.7 Tourer earlier than the top of 2024’s first quarter, although pricing hasn’t been introduced. Nothing has been confirmed relating to a U.S. launch of the Tourer, however gross sales of the ID.7 sedan are scheduled to start out within the second half of 2024.
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